We got to the airport in Philadelphia OK, but found out that Cindy, Judy and Kathy were listed as McKonlys. The lady at the counter told us that they might not be able to return to the country if their reservations weren't in the same name as their passports. She had to get Judy and Bruce to sign their passports. You can tell we are not frequent overseas travelers. Next "Mom's Idiots" were told that the plane was overbooked, so they didn't have seat assignments. But we all got on the plane, all in the middle section but not together. The seats seemed so small we couldn't move once we got in there.
When we landed in Paris, we disembarked but the line stopped before everyone was out of the plane. Everyone wondered why we weren't moving. Someone said that some woman didn't know how to use the exit door. We found out that Kathy went through an automatic door pulling her bag behind her, but the door closed on her arm with the bag on the other side. She finally had to let go of the bag. Well, there was also a delay caused by a random passport check.
Next we had to find Jessica. We got through Passport control (some of us were miffed that they didn't stamp the passport. Kathy: "When I'm 80, how will I remember when I went to Paris?"). We got our luggage. We found the door where we would meet our Paris Shuttle. But Jessica was taking the train and we had to tell her where to meet us - but we couldn't use the telephones. We had to get the van driver to call her. Twice.
But now we are in Paris in our hotel and the weather is beautiful and the hotel is great. While waiting for our rooms to be ready, we caught the Ascension du Seigneur Messe at Paroisse Saint-Germain des Prés. We are resting now before going out to eat.
Mindy/Cindy/Kim
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Geez ... hope you all will make it home ok.
ReplyDeleteFighting with a French passport controller ... I'm thinking that's not a productive exercise, no matter how much actual sense you're making and he's not ...
So which arrondissement are you staying in? Do I recall that you're sort of near Montmartre?
Kathy - missing our early morning calls. Didn't realize how much I count on them. Now I'm just schlepping back and forth in singleminded pursuit of ... more work. NG as we say.
As for our location, the hotel website gives this description:
ReplyDeleteSaint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the most sophisticated arrondissements in Paris, where you will find the urban flair, exuberance and essential charm of the K+K Hotel Cayré, with its Haussmann style exterior and tastefully styled interior. A taste of pure Paris, with all the conveniences of a modern boutique hotel – naturellement! The charm of the building is matched by the care and attentiveness of the staff.
Oh geez louise...who knew that being listed as a McKonly could get you in trouble--and internationally, no less! ;-) Your dad is laughing at this one....
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're all where you need to be, and more or less in one piece. Looking forward to your next update.
Mindy sadly Hayley and Jarrod
ReplyDeletedid not win the Freddy Awards tonight.
But we know you'll agree
with Tim & I that they'll always be
winners to us. Mindy did you remember
to cancel Tigers vet appointment for next
Thurs. We love you and miss you already.
T&T P.S. Tim is using his card to get
an oil change tomorrow